Toy register bank



y 1, 1952 J. FARBER 2,601,951

TOY REGISTER BANK Filed Feb. 23, 1950 INVENTOR. JYfflZ M5552 Patented July 1, 1952 Y U NITED STATES EN ifl o FFICE Toy newsman-Am;

rlacobzllarber, New York, Application February 23, 1950',seria1No.f145;7 35

. I.:Claim. l invention relates to a cash register construction.

' It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple cash register construction-whereby registry of the coins inserted into a slot thereon will be automatically made and wherein a predetermined number of such coins within the construction will be automatically tallied and will permit the removal of a slide to permit the construction to dispense the coins.

It is another'object of the pre'sentinvention to provide a toy bank construction which requires the filling of the bank before any coins can be taken from the same and wherein the recording of the coins placed in the bank is given and so that the user of the bank will know the required number of coins that is needed to complete the discharge of the contents of the bank. 7

Other objects 'of the presentinvention are to provide a small cash register or toyv bank which is simple in construction, inexpensiveto manufacture, has a minimum number of parts, selfdischarging upon a predetermined number of coins placed therein, compact, convenient to use and efficient inoperation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection withthe accompanying -drawing,- in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view ofthe cash register embodying the features of the present invention.

. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional viewtaken .on line 22 of Fig. 1. d

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view looking upon the working parts thereof.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of certain of the working parts and illustrating the manner in which the coin is received and used to force outwardly a latch which engages a wheel to turn the same.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevational view of the gears which display the registrations, or the amount of deposit.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of the slide representative of a cash drawer which can be drawn to an open position to discharge the contents of the bank or register when a predetermined amount of money has been placed therein.

Referring now to the figures, represents an exterior casing in which is fitted and secured a top piece I I with a front extension I2 which extends downwardly over the front of the casing.

opening [4 through which coins can be dispensed The casing has a bottom portion l3 in which is an upon a slidefl5:'being pulledgoutwardly from its turned "up-1 handle portion +6 representative ofa cash :drawen' -A- spring ill extending between a pr ojectionl8;0n thetslide and'a'projection Hon the bottom portion l 3,,;norma'1ly maintains the slidei-im its retra-ctedtposition :and over" the opening M. r A stop portion?! is provided onthe rear of the'bottom l3. 4 V

Within'the-casing at the frontrthereof isa vertical wall22. This partition hasan inwardly and horizontally extending supporting portion or partition23. A s1ide'24 isadjustable over this supporting portion '23 having downturned legs 24a and 24b and a similar 'downturned-legzdc, these legs allv supporting'the slide "24 slidably-on the partition 23. A handle "25"projects outwardly from theslide;24ithrough a'slot"2fi. In the slide isp'an opening-2T through which a coin can be dropped-for"support upon'the horizontal portion 23; One 'end 'of thezopening 21;sh1own at'2lb, is rounded, and theppposi-te*endjshownat 21a, is a straight edge. :The rounded endp'2lb of the opening '2 'l' is. in registry with a circular opening 28'in.the"roof "Ll. oftbecasingwhen the slide is in its .normalposition'and held against a stop .23 on the portion23. The;leg 2:41) which extends partway forward 'ofcthejslide, has .an extension M11 extending forward beyond the front edge of the partition 23, and the extension 3|a has-an elongated extension 3| at right angles thereto positioned betweenthe forward edge I59 of the partition .23andthe plane of the .gear .35. Thus theextension or finger 3l- .is-resilient and yieldable. An elongated upstanding ear 32 on the partition 23 is substantially parallel to the finger 3|. The finger 31 has a right-angled forward projection 33. When a coin is deposited on the partition 23 as above described, and by means of the handle 25 the carriage is moved to the right, Fig. 3, the coin rides on the ear 32 and thus presses the finger 3| outward (or forward) to cause the projection 33 to engage with any one of a plurality of teeth 34 angularly spaced upon a wheel 35 pivoted at 36 upon the vertically extending partition 22. As the slide continues its movement, the wheel 36 will be rotated so that a number on the front face of the wheel will be displayed through a hole 31 on the front H of the casing. On the slide 24 being released, a spring 38 will return the slide to its initial position. The flexible portion 3! is flexed as may be clearly seen in Fig. 4 by the coin being moved as it rides upon the upstanding projection 32. The coin is indicated at 4! and is moved generally in the direction of arrow 42. The indications on 3 the front of the wheel 35 will indicate if dimes are placed in the bank, the contents in multiples of ten cents.

On the wheel 35 is a long projection 43 which will engage any of vanes 44 of a wheel 45 pivoted at 45 upon the vertically extending partition 22. Every time the wheel 35 makes a single turn, the wheel 45 will be advanced one step. With five vanes thereon and with dimes being used, the wheel 45 will be moved for each turn of the wheel 35 to give dollar indications through opening 5? in the front of the casing. A zero indication 48 will remain in the front of the casing as the registry of the coins is made in units of ten.

When the wheel 45 has registered five dollars and has made a complete turn, a notch 49 will become aligned with an upstanding projection 5! on one side of the slide l5. The wheel 35 has a single notch 58 positioned between one pair of slots 53, as shown in Fig. 3, adapted to be aligned once during each revolution of the wheel 35, with an upstanding projection 52 on that side of the slide [5 opposite the projection 5!. Thus, only when the projections 5| and 52 are aligned with their respective notches 49 and 50 (after five revolutions of wheel 35 and consequently one revolution of wheel 45), is it possible to pull out slide l5 to permit removal of the banked coins through the opening I4. At all other times slide I5 is obstructed by one or both of wheels 35 and 45.

A notch 55, as shown on the left-hand side of the slide, Fig. 3, permits wheel 35 to pass through the upright side of the slide l5. An upstanding spring retainer 55 on the bottom portion engages with the projections 34 on the wheel 35 to properly center the wheel as the same is rotated one step at a time. This spring will hold the wheel against reverse turning movement and its tension is readily overcome as the next coin is dropped into the openings and the slide moved. A vertically extending spring retainer 57 engages with the vanes 44 to hold the wheel 45 properly centered and against displacement and except when acted upon the projection 43 on the wheel 35.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

I claim:

A cash register construction comprising a casing having an opening through which a coin can be passed, a supporting structure Within the easing, a slide adapted to receive the coin and having a portion extending through the casing to effect the operation of the slide, said casing having an elongated slot receiving said projection, a counting mechanism adapted to display indications, said casing having opening means through which the indications of the counting mechanism can be displayed, said counting mechanism including a member having projections thereon, said slide having a member adapted to be flexed and having an abutment adapted to engage with the projections of a member of the counting mechanism, a stationary abutment on the internal supporting structure against which the coin can react to force the flexible portion and slide into engagement with the counting mechanism, said movable member of the counting mechanism being in the form of a disc and having projections angularly spacedthereabout, said member being pivotally connected on the vertical supporting structure within the casing, a second disc having angularly spaced projections thereon and pivotally con-- nected to the vertical supporting structure within the casing, said first disc having a projection adapted to engage with the projections of the second disc to, upon one revolution of the first Wheel, cause the angular movement of the second wheel, said discs having said indications thereon, a closure slide for normally keeping the coins within the casing, said casing having an opening therein adapted to be closed by the closure slide, said first disc having a notch therein, said closure slide having an upstanding projection on one side thereof at right angles to the plane of said first disc, said closure slide projection having a notch in the upper end thereof and being so positioned on said closure slide that when the latter is closed the edge of said first disc passes through said last-named notch, said'upper end of said closure slide projection being adapted to pass through said disc notch when said disc notch has come into registry with the closure slide projection whereby upon a predetermined amount of coins being placed in the casing, whence the closure slide can be operated to release the coins.

JACOB FARBER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,037,372 Farber, Apr. 14', 1936 2,262,475 Stiriss Nov. 11, 1941 

